The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, or Chicago World's Fair, consumed a great deal of curator J. Elfreth Watkin's time and attention in 1892 having been given the responsibility of putting together an exhibit on railroad technology featuring the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Help us transcribe his detailed account of the work that year, including other related exhibits at the Fair.
The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, or Chicago World's Fair, consumed a great deal of curator J. Elfreth Watkin's time and attention in 1892 having been given the responsibility of putting together an exhibit on railroad technology featuring the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Help us transcribe his detailed account of the work that year, including other related exhibits at the Fair.
The Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 158 "United States National Museum, Curators' Annual Reports, 1881 - 1964."
The administration of the United States National Museum required curators to submit regular reports on the activities of the departments, divisions, and sections. Prior to about 1900 these reports were often made monthly and semi-annually as well as annually. The reports were traditionally submitted to the Director of the National Museum to be used in preparing the published Annual Report of the United States National Museum. The individual reports, however, were not reproduced in their entirety in the published Annual Report and generally contain more information than is to be found in the published version. Reports were stored by the Division of Correspondence and Documents, and later by the Office of the Registrar.
